Being bored

1 minute read time.

My dear mamma used to tell me that only boring people were bored. This is a painful thought; I must be positively stultifying, because, as things stand at present, I am pretty much climbing the walls - or I would be, if the walls in our house weren't made of cardboard, or close enough, and probably wouldn't take my weight. I'm thinking of poking out my own eyes just for the sake of something to do.

I still can't walk very far, and I hate having to depend on Judy to ferry me around. And people have stopped coming to visit, the novelty, presumably, having worn off. I can't say I blame them; since I never go anywhere or do anything, I have nothing to talk about. Hence: boring.

What can I do? Cook? I'm just not that enthusiastic about food at the moment. Garden? The garden is Judy's domain, plus the last bit of garden work I did knocked me out for several days afterward. The same goes for housework: I try and keep up with what really needs doing, but it's knackering. I did sew a button on a jacket the other day. I damn near broke out the flags and bunting to celebrate that achievement. Retail therapy is out of the question, as there's no money coming in - which is depressing enough all by itself. As for games ... I swear, when I come out the other side of this, assuming I do, I shall never want to play another game again.

About the only thing I have been doing is reading, and then writing snarky reviews of better writers than I am. (Here if you were wondering, which I doubt you were.) 

And just about everything is depressing: the news, the weather. The fact that the most excitement I'm likely to have in the near future is major surgery, which will then involve a long and grim-sounding recovery ...

It's being so cheerful as keeps me going. But, honestly, I think I'm about to grind to a complete .

Anonymous
  • FormerMember
    FormerMember

    My mum told me that too. Mind you, my mum told me a lot of weird stuff too so I don't hold her as a fount of wisdom.

    I remember being bored too, Hilary. I remember being in hospital and writing a diary and just writing bored bored bored on the paper!

    I sympathise. Of course, now I am so bloody busy that I am looking forward to lying around bored for a while. Having said that, once it happens I will hate it.

    I have no suggestions for you except recommending that poking your eyes out is not the best option. I tried knitting, felting, reading, games, staring at the spider on the ceiling, morphine, sleep....

    I wrote papers on education in the end. I suggest you write cos you are good at it. But you are doing that already.

    I wish i lived closer cos then I would come and get you and take you out so you had something to talk about. When I am allowed out with the normals again in a car, I will look on a map to see where you are and maybe we could do something more interesting than studying spiders on ceilings....  

    I still say get kittens cos I am never bored watching kittens.... but I guess the others might sulk. Mind you, what's a cats sulk compared to boredom??? 

    Wish I could wave a wand and make you unbored but I can't so have a hug instead...

    Little My xxxxx

     

  • I enoyed the reviews :)) I didn't read all 300 yet though :P

    So now you need to write your won book which will take you longer than writing reviews and keep me grinning some more, a prely selfish motive I am afraid ;)

    I read an entire book today as lay in bed all day without any treatment. YAWN. But tomorrow the fun begins. It begins in a 4 bed ward, then I am moved in a day or two to my single room with a flat screen tv. I don't think the tv will stop me feeling like shite. But it may help..........

    Big Unboring cwtchs to you my lovely, and I too will be coming along for that trip with LM, so watch out!

    Love and stuff xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

  • FormerMember
    FormerMember

    I suppose doing a jigsaw is out of the question ? Okay, maybe that was dumb ....... but when I was extremely bored post-op I did drag a Thomas Kinkade jigsaw out and got pretty far with it ( it's currently still in a jig-roll thing waiting to be finished ) Amazingly, it did actually keep me occupied and it became a bit addictive ....... just another piece before I have to do so-and-so. Just a thought ..........

    Maybe writing is your forte ( I did have a look at the book reviews ) so write a novel ? Whatever, I am sure that once things get moving with the hospital you will feel a bit better. Wish I could be more constructive, but will send some hugs for you, Hilary.

    Love, Joycee xxx

  • FormerMember
    FormerMember

    Hilary, I spent so long being tired and bored and boring, but tried to put a positive spin on it by remembering that I was still alive to be bored etc. I listened to music, flicked through a few magazines (books required too much effort) and spent a lot of time bird watching or just admiring the view. I emailed and surfed the net, and some days I just snuggled into a blanket and tried to pretend i wasn't there!

    And you also have the added thing of waiting for something to happen...and it isn't like Christmas or a holiday...it could be unpleasant!

    Like LM life is just crazy busy at the moment, and the odd quiet day is to be cherished. Hopefully things will improve for you soon. I wonder if Cruton is available to whizz you away from boredom in the magic bin?

    Big hugs xxxxx

  • FormerMember
    FormerMember

    Hi Hils,

    I've been wracking my brain to think of something else you could do to avoid the boredom, something that isn't to physically demanding.

    Building rubber band balls, decorating rice (in an attempt to break some world record) or searching for alien worlds that are similar to Earth. Alas just like LM I know I am not much assistance, sorry.

    I'll just go and stick pins in my eyes and thrash myself to within an inch off my life for not being more helpful to you.

    Tight lines

    Tim xxx